California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a...
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking, marking the...
Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers
PHILADELPHIA -- Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes...
Should California’s minimum wage be $18? Voters will soon decide
LOS ANGELES -- Voters will decide in November whether California should raise its hourly minimum wage to $18 by 2026...
Data shows migrants aren’t taking ‘Black jobs’ or ‘Hispanic jobs,’ despite what Trump says
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is...
Boeing will lay off 10% of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production
Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it continues...
US filings for jobless benefits jump to 258,000, the most in more than a year
The number of Americans filing for for unemployment benefits last week jumped to their highest level in a year, which...
Top US trade official sees progress in helping workers. Voters will decide if her approach continues
WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai is legally required to avoid discussing the presidential election. But her...
More Black and Latina women are leading unions – and transforming how they work
Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged,...
US employers add a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment rate dips to 4.1% in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
US employers add a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment rate dips to 4.1% in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
